Our critiques of books, movies, anything we have an opinion about.
Seed heads dangle from the slender stems of great quaking grass (Briza major) Photo: Jennifer Jewell Jennifer Jewell, host of the award-winning podcast Cultivating Place, believes that strengthening [...]
A lawnless garden somewhere in DC. Finding myself with nothing handy to read at the pool, I picked up my extremely marked-up copy of Henry Mitchell's The Essential [...]
From model to chicken-raising houseplant expert. If our readers know anything about Summer Rayne Oakes, it's probably from her popular blog about growing 1,100 houseplants in her apartment. [...]
If you’re doing it right, a non-fiction book should take a good deal of time to research and write. The statement is also true for good, gripping, fiction, but the [...]
To the surprise of no one, King Charles's coronation emblem (the existence of which probably does surprise most Americans) prominently features plants. His love of organic gardening is well documented. [...]
ChatGPT for Text I bet you've noticed the buzz about new apps that use artificial intelligence and their potential impacts, especially Chat GPT, which creates works of writing [...]
Photo by Kirk Brown in gorgeous lobby of the Lord Baltimore Hotel The Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show at the Baltimore Convention Center is my favorite happening in January [...]
By now I'm betting you've all seen this view of Oprah Winfrey's garden, the set of her famous interviews with Harry and Meghan. But look at another shot of Oprah's [...]
First, I need to say that this book was written by a great and well loved friend. However, in spite of my obvious bias, I believe this is the book [...]
I'm a long-time podcast listener, using them for entertainment and sometimes even enlightenment while I'm gardening, walking, driving and even cycling. And mixed in with the many podcasts about politics, [...]
I share everyone's appreciation for Dale Haney, superintendent of the White House grounds, now retiring after 50 years working on that hallowed landscape (and walking some famous dogs, too). So [...]
It's fair season and I'm curious - is there one near you and do you attend? The Virginia State Fair was a highlight of my childhood, an event only outdone [...]
